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rubble

nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/iʃ.ˈkõ.bɾuʃ/es·com·bros

Definition

1

The broken remains of buildings, walls, or other structures that have been destroyed.

Usage examples

Rescue teams searched through the rubble for survivors.
The earthquake left the city covered in rubble.

Common combinations

pile of rubbleclear the rubbletrapped in the rubble